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Katrina
Fantasy is my bread and butter. I read and write it. I’m obsessed with world-building and fascinated with lyrical prose. I love that I can contribute to the writing community by recommending good books that can actually make a difference in a person’s life.

Diamond & Dawn (Amber & Dusk Book 2)

Diamond & Dawn by Lyra Selene is a nice addition to her Amber & Dusk stories. It picks up from where Sylvie, or Mirage, and her friends successfully carried off their coup to de…
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Feast of the Seven Fishes: The Collected Comic Strip and Italian Holiday Cookbook

The overall idea for Feast of the Seven Fishes by Robert Tinnell is a wonderful depiction of a typical Italian family celebrating the Christmas Eve tradition of a meatless supper made up of …
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Song of the Crimson Flower

The Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie Dao is a heavily romantic adventure about a boy's quest for love in the face of a curse that will eventually kill him. There are two main characters in …
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A River of Royal Blood

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy was an interesting book with a lovely African fantasy flavor that made me think of Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi. The main character is a …
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Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, Book 1)

When I read Fireborne, my first thought upon completing it was, "Finally! An actually good book!" I have read a lot of recent YA that I thought was good, but nothing particularly special until…
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Kingdom of Ash and Briars: A Nissera Novel (The Nissera Chronicles) Book 1

Kingdom of Ash and Briars is Book 1 of the Nissera Chronicles by Hannah West.  Bristal is an orphan with a talent for shapeshifting. Rescued by a magician known as an elicromancer, Brista…
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We Speak in Storms

We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund was an interesting past/present novel that combined the lives of three characters - Brenna, Callie, and Joshua - with an event that happened 50 years earlier. …
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Skyjacked

Skyjacked by Paul Griffin is the kind of book I can see appealing to both boys and girls. It's action-packed, full of questions and surprises, and a twist that's both unexpected and sad.  It's…
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The Girl who Sailed the Stars

The Girl Who Sailed the Stars by Matilda Woods was a compelling and whimsical tale about an unwanted seventh daughter and her stubborn desire to pursue knowledge and recognition aboard her father…
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Riverbound (Heartseeker Duology #2)

Riverbound by Melinda Beatty is the second book in the Heartseeker Duology. I did read Heartseeker first, and Riverbound does a good job following the events of the …
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The Haunted

So, I like a good ghost story. Some of my favorite books are the Lockwood and Co. series by Jonathan Stroud, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, and The Archived by Victor…
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Far Away

Far Away by Lisa Graff is a coming-of-age story about growing up and letting go. CJ (Caraway June) has grown up with an aunt who's a psychic, and a mother who's a spirit. For as long as she ca…
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